Event:
Miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes 1st elected woman governor (of Texas)
More Notable Events on November 9:
1985 Gary Kasparov becomes world chess champion
1980 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran
1976 U.N. General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa
1967 Surveyor 6 soft lands on Moon
1944 Red Cross wins Nobel peace prize
